$27 Million Contract to RS Information Systems Supports NOAA's Weather Satellite Imagery.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2001 RS Information Systems (RSIS RSIS RS Information Systems, Inc. (McLean, VA, USA) RSIS Rotorcraft Systems Integrated Simulator RSIS Robotic Systems Integration Standards RSIS Relocatable Screen Interface Specification ) has been awarded a $27 million contract to develop and operate computer processing for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency's (NOAA NOAA abbr. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Noun 1. NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; ) satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. . Rodney P Rodney Panton, known professionally as Rodney P is a Battersea born MC who entered the UK hip hop scene in the 1980s. He started out as a member of the London Posse, one of the UK's first home grown hip hop acts who were highly influential in the development of the genre. . Hunt, RSIS chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said the work supports the distribution of imagery to the media and weather forecasting weather forecasting Prediction of the weather through application of the principles of physics and meteorology. Weather forecasting predicts atmospheric phenomena and changes on the Earth's surface caused by atmospheric conditions (snow and ice cover, storm tides, floods, offices of the National Weather Service. "This is imagery used to help protect life and property by allowing the forecasting of weather, and, in particular, severe weather," Hunt said. " For this reason, effective processing of this satellite imagery is vital." The RSIS contract is with a division of NOAA called the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, in Camp Springs, Md. One of its satellites produces the imagery to track hurricanes. RSIS is the prime contractor for the five-year contract. Its partner is Litton PRC, also based in McLean. Some 56 employees are involved in the work, which began March 1. Through this and other work, RSIS supports three key elements of NOAA's environmental observation infrastructure: operations and engineering support of the National Weather Service next-generation weather radar, software and systems engineering for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) is a technologically advanced information processing, display, and telecommunications system that is the cornerstone of the United States National Weather Service's (NWS) modernization and restructuring. , and the data processing and distribution of satellite imaging. RSIS is a minority-owned company with over 900 employees nationwide, 60 percent of whom are women, minorities, veterans and handicapped individuals. Last year, its revenues doubled to more than $80 million. The company provides advanced technical and business solutions in information technology, science, engineering and management consulting to government and commercial clients. RSIS was named NASA's Minority Contractor of the Year in 2000. It has been cited by Deloitte & Touche, Inc. magazine and others as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the country and is annually listed by Washington Technology/Techway as one of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the Washington area. More information on RSIS is available on the Internet at www.rsis.com. |
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